A monthly support group for friends and family of people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias takes place on the second Thursday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at the Jewish Federation of Western CT, 444 Main Street North. The next meeting is Jan. 9. There is no charge for this open and on-going group, whose purpose is to provide emotional, educational and social support for caregivers through regularly scheduled meetings. Patty Gibbs, a volunteer with the Alzheimer’s Association, facilitates the group. For more information, call Debby Horowitz, Brownstein Jewish Family Service Director, at 203-267-3177.